Course Language:
İngilizce
Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to led students to have a command of local, national and international notion of “assembly” and its functions and history.
Course Content:
The notion of Local, National and international assembly will be covered by providing numerous examples.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Discussion based lecture, 3: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods:
A:Exam , D: Discussion
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Students will be able to define the notion of Assembly. | 1,2 | 1 | A |
| The students will be able to recognize the functioning of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. | 2,10 | 1 | A |
| The students will be able to list the duties of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. | 2,10 | 1 | A |
| The students will be able to compare local, national and international assembly. | 10 | 1,2 | A,D |
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The students will be able to distinguish Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the other assembly’s of the other countries.
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3,10,11 | 1,2,3 | A,D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Meeting and introduction of the course. | |
| 2 | The notion of Local, National and international assembly, their functions and the history. | |
| 3 | The legislation, emergence of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, its duties, authority and functions. | |
| 4 | General provisions of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Presidency Council, Political Party Groups, and the Advisory Board. | |
| 5 | Commissions at Grand National Assembly of Turkey, working groups and their procedures. | |
| 6 | General Assembly Meetings, legislation and special provisions. | |
| 7 | Controlling and auditing in Grand National Assembly of Turkey. | |
| 8 | Mid-Term | |
| 9 | President, Inauguration, Motion of Confidence, State of Emergency, War Declaration, decisions related to Armed Forces. | |
| 10 | Legislative Immunity, Losing the membership, and voting. | |
| 11 | Assembly Records, disciplinary measures . | |
| 12 | Internal administration of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, documents related to deputyship, Financial Affairs, issuing the decisions of GNAT and entry into the force. | |
| 13 | Emergence of local assemblies, their authority and their responsibilities. Provincial Assembly, Municipality, metropolitan municipality, village administration. | |
| 14 | International Parliamentary Assembly and basics and fundamentals. | |
| 15 | Similarities between the country’s national assemblies and comparison of the Grand National Assembly and the selected national assemblies. | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | |
| Additional Resources |
Constitution of Republic of Turkey.
Internal Regulation of Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Guidelines of Special provincial administration, metropolitan municipalities. Code of International Parliamentary Assembly. |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | Group presentation on one of the political philisophers covered in the course content. |
| Exams | Midterm and final essays taken in the classroom |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 1 | Students will demonstrate their comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations as well as other related disciplines such as Law, Economics and Sociology. | X | ||||||
| 2 | Students will interpret the structure, institutions and operation of national, international and supranational entities via utilization of the concepts and theories of Political Science and International relations and produce project reports that include possible solutions to problems of such institutions when necessary. | X | ||||||
| 3 | Students will demonstrate that they have developed a comparative, analytical and interdisciplinary approach vis-à-vis human societies and political systems. | X | ||||||
| 4 | Students will have improved their skills and awareness of personal responsibility and team membership through conducting group or independent research projects, doing internships and producing their graduation dissertations. | X | ||||||
| 5 | Students will demonsrate proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collections methods. | X | ||||||
| 6 | Students will prove their understanding of the rapidly-evolving dynamics of national and global environments requires constant self-assessment, life-long learning, and the ability to formulate innovative solutions to maintain their personal and professional development. | X | ||||||
| 7 | Students should be able to critically evaluate the body of knowledge in political science, assess self-competency and direct self-learning efforts accordingly. | X | ||||||
| 8 | Students will implement written and oral communication skills in English and Turkish in both academic and professional settings. | X | ||||||
| 9 | Students should be able to effectively demonstrate their knowledge of written, oral and reading skills in English both in international institutional settings and follow and interpret the global dynamics of the International Relations discipline. | X | ||||||
| 10 | Students will demonstrate their social skills and experience required by public or private institutions or in the academia. | X | ||||||
| 11 | Students will show empathy and respect towards societies other than one’s own. | X | ||||||
| 12 | Students should be able to effectively utilize computer and information technologies commonly-used in the social sciences. | X | ||||||
| 13 | Students will interpret domestic and international developments and express opinions, having acquired advanced knowledge and proficiency in the via communication with international scholars and students. | X | ||||||
| 14 | Students will respect personal, social and academic ethical norms. | X | ||||||
| 15 | Students should understand the personal, social, and ecological dimensions of social responsibility, and show duties of active and global citizenship. | X | ||||||
| 16 | Students should know that universality of social-political and legal rights and social justice are the principle components of contemporary society, and that scientific thinking is an essential prerequisite for maintaining social advancement and global competitiveness. | X | ||||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final examination | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Work Load | 124 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 4,96 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | ||
None